Digitizing Tools : Copan for Windows

Copan for Windows is a very functional and easy-to-use geomatics engineering tool for computing and managing plane survey coordinates. New version 11.01 (released on 2011.02.17) has some improvements :

• Various small improvements to the user interface have been made.
• Many a dialog that refers to an output file or to a codes table now has an Open button alongside the List button. This means that you can open and hence edit said file as an alternative to merely listing it.
• Various fixes to random memory problems have been made. This should prevent many of the crashes that some of you have experienced recently.

Compplete feature of Copan for Windows, including:

• Executes numerous coordinate geometry (COGO) operations.
• Processes and adjusts field survey data.
• Computes and adjusts map traverse data.
• Performs map/deed closure checks.
• Calculates lot/parcel areas and perimeters.
• Handles coordinate transformations.
• Imports and exports Ascii files.
• Allows both quadrant and full-circle bearings.
• Accepts north- or south-based azimuths.
• Supports gons (grads) or degrees-minutes-seconds.
• Understands Geodimeter, Leica, Wild, Nikon and TDS total station file formats.
• Works on Windows — 98, NT, 2K, ME, XP, Vista, Win7 (32-bit or 64-bit architectures) — desktop, netbook or tablet computers.

Copan supports Geodimeter, Leica, Wild, Nikon and TDS total station formats. Also, its coordinate files may be accessed by UGL's version of Windows Free42, an HP-42S simulator program, or copied to a memory card and used directly by the Palm OS and Pocket PC versions of Copan.

Copan Designed for land surveyors, geodetic engineers, professionals and students, Copan is available for download, free of charge. But, a valid email address is required for a password and for frequent news of updates. (see http://www.underhill.ca/Software/Copan/Windows/CopanWinKey.php).

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